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第十月二十年七十登百九千登英

BUSINESS

NOTICES.

SONGKONG, MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1917.

BUSINESS NOTICES

已丁次蔬年六國民華中

OVERLAND CHIKA MAIL-

(PUBLISZKIETERY MAIL DAY.)

of Hongkong and that

Prions (including Pocinas) to any

PRIDE, $3.00 Per Month

THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

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rince in the Chino Hait.

H:

OLD VAT W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.

No. 4.

SCOTCH WHISKY,

SOLE AGENTS:

“A, S. WATSON & Cò, Ld:

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTE,

HONGKONG,

T 616

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS.

KOWLOON BAYE

Steam and Motor Vessels,

Steel Building Work of every Description,

Castings, Forgings, Repairs and Supplies.

DRAGON MOTOR

BOLE DISTRIBUTORS FOR THE FAMOUS

AND OVERLAND

MOTOR

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TELEPHONE 489.

COME AND INSPECT

CAR CO.

OREY

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DAVIDEO. MOTOR CYCLES

NOTICE.

NY EUROPEAN Non ASTATIU

INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the bours of 9 A.M. 01.P.M. SPM to 4 P. Mr. daily

Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers All persons, with certain exceptions, whe remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them. elves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forras of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.FO

P at all Police Stations.

The Fenalty for non compliance is s Be not exceeding $50,

BEST CARS IN THE COLONY FOR HIRE.

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"Established 1883

~MAN UFAUTURAKS OF.

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and

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TTAL FUSIS AF 31 DELL, 1914,

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Authorised Capital £6,000,000

Subscribed Capital £4,500,000

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Paid-up Capital assessmen ...£2,437,500 3,897,047

K-Fire Vanda...............

Life & Anunity Funda... 17,567,590 Sinking Fund Account ...........m 128,290

F25,970,387,

Revenus Fire Brach......... £2,391,156

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Drilling Cables of any size up to 3,000 feet in length

Pricus, samples, and fall particulars will be forwarded on application to

Shewan, Tomes & Co. General Managers."

Hongkong, April 11, 1812.

WINES AND SPIRITS

ASSORTED CASES FOR XMAS.

£5,239,298 3 Bats St. Estephe Claret 3 Light Dry Sherry

Port Full Bodied

Cin

カナ

The Accumulative Fands of the various 2

Branches are separately invested, and, by 2 Act of Parliament, are met side

weet

the claims under the respective. Depart mente of the Company's Business.

SHEWAN, TOMES & OU.

Agenti.

PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY

7.00 3,19. T

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00am Every 15 minutes. 8,00 m, to 10.00 a. ... Every 1rdinater. 20.00am to 11:00 am...Every 15 minuter. 11.30am to 12:15 p.m... Every 15 minuter,

p. m...Every 1a mlaute

12.45 p.m.

1.15 p.m. to 1.45p:

om. Tvery 15 minute, i 1.45 pm to 2.15 p.m...Every 10 minutes, 15 p.m. 6.00pm. Every 15 minuter, 6.00p.m. to 8.00p.m... Every 10mlunter

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4.50 p.m. and 9p.m., 9.20 p.m. to 11.00 p..very half hour.

11:00 pm be 11.45 p.m. every quarter"

7.30

'an hour

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SURPATE.

Case No. 1-$22.

1 Bot. Superior Old Cognac

Very Old Lineur Scotch Whisky

1

"E" Quality

1

Dewar's Scotch Whisky

Case No. 2.-$28.

1 Bot. St. Marceau Champagne Bargundy Beaune

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1 Bot. Buperior Old Liqueur Cognac

- Very Old Liqueur Scotch Whisky

"E" Quality

Dewar's sectch Whisky.

I

3 Bots St, Estophe Claret

1

Bot. Light Dry Sherry, Sandeman's

Port Superior Light Invnfid

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1

Oin

1 But. St. Marceau Champagne

Orange Curacao.

Case No. 3.-$32, "

Bot. Kilty Liqueur Whisky (Guaran

Old Brown Sherry, EF QualityS Rota Superior Old Park "D" Quality

leed 20 years old)

Pots St. Jaliea Claret

1 Bot. Very Finest Old Brown Brandy Bot. Gin

*Y* Quality

Very Old Liqueur Scotch Whisky

"B" Quality

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Orange Curacao.

SPECIAL CASES FUT UP TO ORDER

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&CO., LTD...

WINE AND SPIRIT MEROBANTS

TEL. 618.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO., LTD.

(NOW" RECONSTRUCTED).

TAIKOO DOCKYARD

BUILDERS OF SHIPS & ENGINES

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION

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THE WESTERN FRONT.

„ENEMY'S ARTILLERY ACTIVE.

LONDON, Dec. 8. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-

The enemy's artillery was active: last night, to the south of Cambrai.. on the right bank of the Scarpe, to the southward of Lens and on the Passcheminels sector. SHARP FIGHT NEAR BEZONYAUX.

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LONDON, Dec.

A French communiqué states: An enemy attempt, near Bezon vaux, was repelled, with appreciable Joves, after a sharp fight.

BIG GERMAN OFFENSIVE EXPECTED.

THE SITUATION IN RUSSIA.

LOOTING, THE WINTER PALA!

WINE CELLARS.

DRUNKEN SOLDIERS LYING ABOUT IN THE SNOW.

PETROGRAD Dec. 9. Crowds of sailors, on Saturday, sacked the wine cellars of the Winter: Palace Bad sold thousands of bottles of expensive wines in the streets. Drunken soldiers are lying about in the snow.

The Peoples Commissaries serit the Red Guards to the scene and they flooded the cellars..

EATER

In consequence of the soldiers footing the wine cellars of the CB Winter Palace, the Government has taken measures to destroy all stocks of alcohol.

WITH AUSTRIAN AS

LONDON, Dec. 0. Pacifist quarters are "circulating rumours of renewed peace overtures froin Germany. These are discre

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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LD. dited, but the matter will probably

PORTLAND CEMENT

le Casks of 375 lba.. nat.

In Bags of 950 lbs. not.

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GENERAL MANAGERS

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

GRILL ROOM

PEAK

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HOTEL

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the Tramway Terminus. 1,400 feet above Sea Levot

A FIRST CLASS FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND TOURISTS HOTEL

rooms, Boof Gar

8.00 am, bo 14,30 m... tvey 15 minute. TINGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILERMAKERS, BRASS and IRON

FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment, is guazanteed. We have TO over thirty years' experience. We own two Slipways and can sccommodate any draft

900 feet long.

10.30 50 11 00a.m. Every:10 minate

50a.m. to 18 Noonery 15 minutes .00 noon to 100p.m. Every 10 minutes, rf 1.00pm to 201... Every 15 minutes, 5.90p.m. to 8.00 p.to... Every 10 minnbéo, 00 pm to 6.30 p.m. Brey 15 burthen 4.30 p.in 8.00 pm...Every 10 minseben NIGHT DARN as on Week Days

HATURBATE

Extra Car 4 12 midnight. SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Jomapany's Odios, ALEXANDRA BUILDTEGY De Veax Road Contest.

and panch, tiekets available for Eleanora all was not already full running as the stood, faite Company's time tables, bat noljor special cara, dan be obtaland on application at the Company's Office

Town Office, 18, CONNAUGHT BOLD O, Hongkong. Telephone No. 460. Shipyard: Sham Sui-Fo, Kowloon Hongkong Estimatos furnished on application,

Hongkong, April 1, 1919.

Telephone No B

WONG PING WA,

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Central LocRTION.

LL ELECTRIC TANGE Pass Entrance, A Rlectric Latte, Bans sted, Lighting European "Batka and Sanitary Fittings, Hot and Cold Water Bystem throughout.

Beat of Food and Service.

LESSONS

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on the Western Front.

THE ARMISTICE,

ANTAGONISTIC VIEWS IN RUSSIAN PRESS.

be mised during the debate on the vote of credit, on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, the speech of Count

PETROGRAD, Dec. Czemin to the Hungarian Delegation The Boshevik Agency announces nt Bird Pestis regarded as for that a meeting of the Petrograd). shadowing that the Austrians will Soviet was held to receive the armi participate in a big German offensive tice delegates who presented ther

report for discussion. The meeting" Count Czernin soid: "If the adjourned. general wur situation, assumỆU –J. The Bourgeois, newspapers, cour different aspect, which is not impos-menting on the armistice, accus, the sible, and, if big events happen on Bolsheviks of being willing en all other Fronts, then I shall heartily paints. The Soviet Press replies to welcome the rapment which found us these attacks by declering that the fighting on other Fronts with our Government Soviets had not con- Allies.**

oluded an armist or peace contrary to the Buseum or Allied peoples interests.

AMERICA AND THE WAR.{}

PETROGRAD, Dec. 9. The Maximalists announce that NO TRUCE OR BARGAINING WITH under the twelve days armistice agreement, which has been signert

GERMANY.

NEW YORK, Dec. 'D

at Brestlitovsk, aircraft flights over enemy country" and also over teo versts within their own lines, live,

At a Pennsylvania Society droner, Mr. Lodge, the Republican lender of the Senate, said that there must be been stopped, and troops, mumbers no trees and no bargaining with ing division or over, may not be Germany. Her word was worthless moved unless the orders to do so and there was no hope of a final were given prior to December 5. settlement, except by physical guar-The Pratda says that the Maxim antees, won on the battlefield.alists, proposed an armistice for six

Colonel Roosevelt said that Aus- months. tria-Hungary and Turkey were not nations but mucial tyrannies. Neither democracy nor civilisation was safe while those States existed, in their prosent form.

AMERICAN DESTROYER:

TORPEDOED.

-THE MOVEMENTS OF GENERAL HALEDIN.

PETROGRAD, Dec. 0. The Bolabevils Agency announces that the newspaper. Den publishes telegrama" from the Don region in dicating that General Kaledin is in WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. Novokbertask and all other Don dis The American destroyer, Jacob tricts are in the hands of the Soviets Jonce, was torpedoed, and sunk, in and the Ukranian Parliament the war zone, on Thursday.

Many of the crew were lost, in- cluding the Commander, who was brother-in-law to the Secretary of the Navy.

LATER.

It is officially announced that the Commander of the torpedood de- stroyer was saved, and also 43 of the crew.

ECUADOR RUPTURES RELATIONS:

"WITH" GERMANY

OPAYAQUICY Decd.

It is believed that General Kaled

18 preparing an qurmed demonstra tion

The Goverment is taking the rost vigorous casures to repel hiy

NATIONALISATION OF LANDS FARM STOCKS AND

BUILDINGA...

LOSDON Dec. 10 Russian mereage atates that the Bolshe

It is officially announced that lands, live Ecuador has ruptured her relati

Germany

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